MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
Here’s the annual round-up of my blog offerings. I grew insanely prolific this year, and went from biweekly posts to once a week. Happy Holidays and we’ll meet again in 2018. —Jadi
Art: Burma took center stage with A Burmese Spirit Guide and Sand Paintings. Food as Art was a tasty diversion. Andalusia was featured in Granada Heights, Alhambra Walls & Water, and Cordoba’s Arches. And we always have Paris! J’aime la Vie
Book excerpt: From my first book Broken In: A Novel in Stories, about a little boy and other people’s belongings. Carl Possessed 1 & 2
Current Events: I opined (quietly) concerning the mood in America, hurricanes, and the refugee crisis with Flags and Houston, We Have a Problem
Food: Always a fun subject…. A Cornucopia, The Seeds of Summer, Food as Art, and the local specialties here in Christmas Markets, Flammkuchen, and The Seeds of Summer
History & Cultural Heritage: Flags, In Search of Inspiration, J’aime la Vie, Christmas Markets and Death by Yawning
Holidays: Halloween, Japan’s Jidai Matsuri, plus Germany’s Christmas Markets
Memory: A tricky topic involving both emotions and events. I explored memory in The Seeds of Summer, Going Home (this one resonated deeply with readers), Granada Heights, Alhambra Walls & Water, Cordoba’s Arches, and Sevilla Song and Dance
Music: The sound of castanets and flamenco guitar in Sevilla Song and Dance
Nature: I went nuts writing a thread dedicated to my father. It began with The Animal Kingdom: 1 and so far 19 (!) posts have gone live. Since that wasn’t enough for me, I wrote special posts concentrating on individual critter families, such as A Clowder, A Cluster, A Cornucopia, and A Brood. I wrote a post on natural disasters, too: Houston, We Have a Problem
Places: America, Andalusia, Burma, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Paris…
Religion: I was lucky to revisit a glorious spot where Christianity and Islam coexisted in Granada Heights, Alhambra Walls & Water, and Cordoba’s Arches
Writing: A goodly dose of humor helps on those baaad days… In Your Shoes or In Search of Inspiration
Take a look around and see if you find old friends or stumble upon posts you may have missed. I like to think that these blog posts are my gifts to the world. As always, I welcome any and all feedback. See you next year!
NOTES: © Jadi Campbell 2017. To see Uwe’s animal photos and pics from our trips, go to viewpics.de
Click here for my author page to learn more about my books and me.
How good, listing your posts of the year in this way! It urges me to explore your blog, and I’ll certainly do so. And maybe I can learn some things from your once-a-week posting strategy. I try to offer a new post every three days.
Now I plan to be back here, and I wish you Merry Christmas!
Ellington
Hi, Arletta! I am impressed with anyone who has the discipline to post every 3 days. I only manage 1x a week by writing a batch ahead of time and scheduling them to go live. The fun thing about the annual round-up is how certain themes become clear. There is actually a (hidden) method to my blog’s madness… Please come back often, and soon. I love your avatar! Happy holidays, — Jadi
Merry Christmas Jadi, I hope you have a wonderful CNY break and all the best for blogging into 2018.
Ditto for all in your part of this fine world, Gary.
Merry Christmas!!! Cheers! 🙂
Ho ho ho to you and yours!
Thank You!
Merry Christmas, Jadi! and a Happy New Year!!
See you in 2018!